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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Mr John Tony <joepeter12388@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: dhlcdf@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 18:46:52 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: contact dhl courier company for your consignment box






Attn; Dear lucky customer
 
I have paid the delivery fee for the consignment box. All the necessary arrangement of delivering your $2.500.000.00 USD In cash was made with DHL COURIER DELIVERY COMPANY.
 
CONTACT( DR FRANK JOE, DIRECTOR)
EMAIL:(dhlcdf@hotmail.com)call: +229 66 36 58 21
 
Send to them your contacts information as it was mentioned bellow to enable them locate you immediately they arrived in your country with your CONSIGNMENT TRUNK BOX.
 
YOUR NAME..
HOME ADDRESS..
PHONE..
COUNTRY..
AGE..
OCCUPATION..
SEX AND YOUR ID..
 
Note: DHL COURIER DELIVERY COMPANY don't know the contents of the Box.They don't know that the box contains money, I register it as a Box of PRECIOUS VALUABLE; tag no:0057624.
 
So don't reveal to them what was in the box or they will delay the box from getting to you.
 
GOD BLESS YOU,

Mr John Tony

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